| There has been a big craze lately, everybody wants | | | | example |
| their site as a database driven site or Content | | | | The design of the site itself is controlled by |
| Management System (CMS). There are many | | | | templates and css style sheets making the design |
| advantages to using a CMS over ordinary static page | | | | and development of the site is much more consistent |
| site, the main on is site structure. You can change | | | | especially larger websites. Another important factor is |
| the structure and the hierarchy of the site instantly. | | | | that because the whole site design is controlled by a |
| A Content Management System could be best | | | | couple of files it can be easily updated to give your |
| described as integrating elements of a web site such | | | | visitors a themed season effect such as Christmas, |
| as design, content, media and database into one | | | | Easter, Summer, Winter etc. This is important when it |
| easy to use package. The System is normally | | | | comes to repeat visitors, they know that the site is |
| controlled by using a web interface (a form) which | | | | up to date and that the designer / developer is |
| will capture the data and store it in a database | | | | actually thinking of the visitor. |
| according to its attributes (title, category keywords, | | | | Finally, as you become use to working with a |
| description etc.). Some of the better ones out there | | | | Content Manage System, you could spend more of |
| are Mambo / Joomla, and because it's open source | | | | your time concentrating on content and maybe farm |
| there is a large community are continually contributing | | | | out the design or purchase some templates for your |
| updates and addon's to the system. Here's an | | | | site. |